Tropes depicting stark differences between members of the same family, be it in appearances, ideals, or anything else. Contrast Like Father, Like Son. Compare Parental Issues and Dysfunctional Family.
Tropes:
- Accents Aren't Hereditary
- Archnemesis Dad
- Antagonistic Offspring: The children dislike their parent.
- Black Sheep: A member of the family who is an outcast due to being different from the rest of the bloodline.
- Breaking the Cycle of Bad Parenting: A person who grew up with Abusive Parents tries to be a better parent to their own children.
- Chocolate Baby: The child doesn't look like either of their parents, implying that their mother cheated on the "father".
- Cop/Criminal Family
- Dating What Daddy Hates: A woman spites her father by entering a relationship with the kind of person her father doesn't like.
- Evil Matriarch
- Evil Parents Want Good Kids
- Evil Twin
- Fantasy-Forbidding Father: Parents show disapproval of their children pursuing goals and dreams they do not see as practical.
- Father, I Don't Want to Fight
- Feminine Mother, Tomboyish Daughter
- Follow in My Footsteps
- Foolish Husband, Responsible Wife
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: One sibling is responsible and cares about doing the right thing, the other is a lazy slacker prone to getting in trouble.
- The Glorious War of Sisterly Rivalry
- I Am Not My Father
- Interspecies Adoption: A character is adopted by parents who are a different species than they are.
- Jock Dad, Nerd Son
- The Kids Are American
- Like Father, Unlike Son
- Mage Born of Muggles: A magic user is born of parents who lack magic powers.
- Muggle Born of Mages: Magic users have a child who can't do magic.
- The Pastor's Queer Kid: The not-straight child of a religious person.
- Polar Opposite Twins: Twins who are each other's opposite in demeanor.
- Preacher's Kid: Frequently, the child of a preacher may not agree with their parent's religious beliefs.
- Rebellious Princess
- Rebel Prince
- Rich Sibling, Poor Sibling
- Sibling Yin-Yang
- Strict Parents Make Sneaky Kids
- Teen Rebellion
- The Ugly Guy's Hot Daughter: An ugly man has a beautiful daughter.
- Wacky Parent, Serious Child: The parent is a goofball and the child is serious.
- White Sheep: The one decent member of a family of scoundrels.
- Why Couldn't You Be Different?: A parent wishes their child were different from how they are.
